"mwetsa" meaning in Chichewa

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Verb

IPA: /ˈmʷe.t͡sa/ Forms: -mwetsa [canonical], kumwétsa [infinitive]
Etymology: From mwa (“to drink”) + -etsa (“causative suffix for monosyllabic verbs”). Cognate with Tumbuka -mweska (“to cause someone to drink”) and Swahili -nywesha. Etymology templates: {{af|ny|mwa|-etsa|t1=to drink|t2=causative suffix for monosyllabic verbs}} mwa (“to drink”) + -etsa (“causative suffix for monosyllabic verbs”), {{cog|tum|mweska|-mweska|to cause someone to drink}} Tumbuka -mweska (“to cause someone to drink”), {{cog|sw|nywesha|-nywesha}} Swahili -nywesha Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kumwétsa|head=-mwetsa}} -mwetsa (infinitive kumwétsa), {{ny-verb|mwetsa}} -mwetsa (infinitive kumwétsa)
  1. Causative form of -mwa:
    to cause to drink
    Sense id: en-mwetsa-ny-verb-vYuk~h2h Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 16 16 17 20 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa: 16 16 16 16 16 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 16 16 16 16 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 12 16 16 14 18
  2. Causative form of -mwa:
    to give someone a liquid to drink
    Sense id: en-mwetsa-ny-verb-eHd6Ahpb Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 16 16 17 20 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa: 16 16 16 16 16 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 16 16 16 16 18
  3. Causative form of -mwa:
    to water
    Sense id: en-mwetsa-ny-verb-oqB9ean3 Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 16 16 17 20 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa: 16 16 16 16 16 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 16 16 16 16 18
  4. Causative form of -mwa:
    to fill
    Sense id: en-mwetsa-ny-verb-1KAoVXHh Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 16 16 17 20 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa: 16 16 16 16 16 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 16 16 16 16 18
  5. Causative form of -mwa:
    (intensive) to drink a lot
    Tags: emphatic
    Sense id: en-mwetsa-ny-verb-HpGIztm4 Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 16 16 17 20 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa: 16 16 16 16 16 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 16 16 16 16 18
  6. Causative form of -mwa:
    to inebriate
    Sense id: en-mwetsa-ny-verb---T8IRLp Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 16 16 17 20 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa: 16 16 16 16 16 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 16 16 16 16 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -mwetsera [applicative, verb] Derived forms (Negative): -samwetsa [verb]
Disambiguation of 'Negative': 0 0 0 0 0 0
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "applicative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-mwetsera"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-samwetsa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "mwa",
        "3": "-etsa",
        "t1": "to drink",
        "t2": "causative suffix for monosyllabic verbs"
      },
      "expansion": "mwa (“to drink”) + -etsa (“causative suffix for monosyllabic verbs”)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tum",
        "2": "mweska",
        "3": "-mweska",
        "4": "to cause someone to drink"
      },
      "expansion": "Tumbuka -mweska (“to cause someone to drink”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "nywesha",
        "3": "-nywesha"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili -nywesha",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From mwa (“to drink”) + -etsa (“causative suffix for monosyllabic verbs”). Cognate with Tumbuka -mweska (“to cause someone to drink”) and Swahili -nywesha.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-mwetsa",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kumwétsa",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kumwétsa",
        "head": "-mwetsa"
      },
      "expansion": "-mwetsa (infinitive kumwétsa)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mwetsa"
      },
      "expansion": "-mwetsa (infinitive kumwétsa)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "16 16 16 16 17 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 16 16 16 16 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 16 16 16 16 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 12 16 16 14 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Causative form of -mwa:",
        "to cause to drink"
      ],
      "id": "en-mwetsa-ny-verb-vYuk~h2h",
      "links": [
        [
          "-mwa",
          "mwa#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "drink",
          "drink"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "16 16 16 16 17 20",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 16 16 16 16 18",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 16 16 16 16 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Causative form of -mwa:",
        "to give someone a liquid to drink"
      ],
      "id": "en-mwetsa-ny-verb-eHd6Ahpb",
      "links": [
        [
          "-mwa",
          "mwa#Chichewa"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "16 16 16 16 17 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 16 16 16 16 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 16 16 16 16 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Causative form of -mwa:",
        "to water"
      ],
      "id": "en-mwetsa-ny-verb-oqB9ean3",
      "links": [
        [
          "-mwa",
          "mwa#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "16 16 16 16 17 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 16 16 16 16 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 16 16 16 16 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Causative form of -mwa:",
        "to fill"
      ],
      "id": "en-mwetsa-ny-verb-1KAoVXHh",
      "links": [
        [
          "-mwa",
          "mwa#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "fill",
          "fill"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "16 16 16 16 17 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 16 16 16 16 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 16 16 16 16 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Causative form of -mwa:",
        "to drink a lot"
      ],
      "id": "en-mwetsa-ny-verb-HpGIztm4",
      "links": [
        [
          "-mwa",
          "mwa#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "drink",
          "drink"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Causative form of -mwa:",
        "(intensive) to drink a lot"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "emphatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "16 16 16 16 17 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 16 16 16 16 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 16 16 16 16 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Causative form of -mwa:",
        "to inebriate"
      ],
      "id": "en-mwetsa-ny-verb---T8IRLp",
      "links": [
        [
          "-mwa",
          "mwa#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "inebriate",
          "inebriate"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʷe.t͡sa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mwetsa"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chichewa verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "applicative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-mwetsera"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-samwetsa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "mwa",
        "3": "-etsa",
        "t1": "to drink",
        "t2": "causative suffix for monosyllabic verbs"
      },
      "expansion": "mwa (“to drink”) + -etsa (“causative suffix for monosyllabic verbs”)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tum",
        "2": "mweska",
        "3": "-mweska",
        "4": "to cause someone to drink"
      },
      "expansion": "Tumbuka -mweska (“to cause someone to drink”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "nywesha",
        "3": "-nywesha"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili -nywesha",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From mwa (“to drink”) + -etsa (“causative suffix for monosyllabic verbs”). Cognate with Tumbuka -mweska (“to cause someone to drink”) and Swahili -nywesha.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-mwetsa",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kumwétsa",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kumwétsa",
        "head": "-mwetsa"
      },
      "expansion": "-mwetsa (infinitive kumwétsa)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mwetsa"
      },
      "expansion": "-mwetsa (infinitive kumwétsa)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa causative verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Causative form of -mwa:",
        "to cause to drink"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-mwa",
          "mwa#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "drink",
          "drink"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa causative verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Causative form of -mwa:",
        "to give someone a liquid to drink"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-mwa",
          "mwa#Chichewa"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa causative verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Causative form of -mwa:",
        "to water"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-mwa",
          "mwa#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa causative verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Causative form of -mwa:",
        "to fill"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-mwa",
          "mwa#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "fill",
          "fill"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa causative verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Causative form of -mwa:",
        "to drink a lot"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-mwa",
          "mwa#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "drink",
          "drink"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Causative form of -mwa:",
        "(intensive) to drink a lot"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "emphatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa causative verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Causative form of -mwa:",
        "to inebriate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-mwa",
          "mwa#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "inebriate",
          "inebriate"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʷe.t͡sa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mwetsa"
}

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